Has social media created and condoned actions that if donei in person would render someone to get fucked up, stomped out, slapped or clapped ? Join us as we explore the deep psychological effects of what instant social media is compelling some of us to evoke on a demented level.

We start off the show by answering the question we get asked most by our potential clients (and basically everyone else), "Do I actually need social media?" The short answer: you may not but your media brand absolutely does.

Link to our deck we discuss on the show: http://bit.ly/jumpwiresocialmediapkgs2015

We discuss 8 examples of how media brands we work with are using social media today:

This week we will preview an upcoming event with the Houston Franchise Association featuring a panel discussion on Social Media for Franchises with your Social Geek Radio hosts Deb Evans and Jack Monson!

Our guest will be Jason Duncan, President of the Houston Franchise Association who will tell us about the group and what's new with his franchise tech firm, ManagerComplete.

Dr. Ron Capps is a communications professor who has been online since the days of dial-up modems. He has seen a lot of changes. He talks with Ken English about the new wave of social media, including video production and distribution.

Are you struggling to brand yourself effectively on social media? But who is truly to blame: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twittter.....or you?

Join host Christopher Tompkins as he shares his tips to creating a brand that delivers impact online.

The Social Marketing Academy, presented by The Go! Agency, is your ongoing classroom for all of the social media topics that you want to learn more about. Host Christopher Tompkins, CEO of The Go! Agency, will be covering a wide array of topics from how to get your business step up using social media to more advanced tactics and techniques. Tune in live or on-demand to take full advantage of all of the social media marketing information provided in each show. Visit The Go! Agency online for more details: http://www.thegoagencyusa.com

Dr. Ron Capps is a communications professor at a midwestern university. He's been online since the late 1980s, so he has seen a number of businesses come and go. From the rise and fall of MySpace to the continual rise of Facebook, social media has become a mainstream method of marketing. But the platforms change, as do the rules.

Join the Nicheprof for a quick update on social media applications he is working with, and learning about.

Dr. Ron Capps is a communications professor in Missouri. He follows trends in social media, with both a classroom and person perspective. Teaching college age, and some older students, about the evolution of social media has taught the Nicheprof a lot about personal, and corporate, brand management. He uses the skills he has developed for clients, demonstrating that content is king, and you can index well with a variety of extensions, if you know what to do, and do it.

The show is hosted by Ken English, the mediamojoguy, who has developed an interest in video production, using digital to video platforms such as Animoto and Photodex, as well as sketch platforms that include EasySketchPro2, VideoMakerFX and Explaindio.

This week on Social Geek Radio, Deb Evans and Jack Monson will review the new book The Art of Social Media by Guy Kawasaki and Peg Fitzpatrick. The book will be released December 4 but you can get an exclusive sneak preview Wednesday night at 8pm ET / 7pm CT!